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1491335

registered interest
date	21/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the (a) security situation in Nigeria and (b) impact of that situation on the region.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	41991
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2022 answer text <p>I am grateful to the Honourable Member for securing a debate on this important issue in Westminster Hall on 19 July. As set out in my intervention, Nigeria faces multiple complex security challenges including terrorism, violent criminality and intercommunal conflict. Insecurity in Nigeria has a devastating impact on affected communities and the effects of this are felt in the wider region.</p><p>The UK government works to support the Nigerian Government in carrying out its responsibility to provide security for the Nigerian people, including through our Security and Defence Partnership and efforts to support conflict prevention, peacebuilding and protection of human rights. During my visit to Nigeria in February, I raised rising insecurity and its impact on the Nigerian people in meetings with the Vice President, Foreign Minister and several State Governors. The Prime Minister also discussed insecurity with President Buhari at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in June. We are taking a coordinated and regional approach to supporting Nigeria and its neighbours, including working with international partners, to address the causes and effects of insecurity.</p><p>We continue to urge and support the Nigerian Government to take urgent action to implement long-term solutions that address the root causes of violence. We will also continue to work with international partners to monitor the impacts of conflict and insecurity in Nigeria on neighbouring countries and the wider region.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 05/09/2022 14:43:40 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487880

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Development Aid
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much financial resource her Department provides for development aid in Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33752
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>UK Official Development Assistance (ODA) bilateral spend in Nigeria in 2021/22 was over £100.8 million. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) final 2021/22 Annual Report and Accounts, 2021 Statistics on International Development, and the 2022/23 budgets are due to be laid in Parliament shortly. More detail on all UK aid is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-on-international-development and here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/fcdo-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021 on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 11:42:42 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487881

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Islamic State West Africa Province
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her Department’s policies of the potential threat to security posed by the Islamic State’s West African Province.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33753
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/07/2022 answer text <p>Islamic State West Africa (ISWA) have claimed responsibility for a number of attacks in the Lake Chad Basin region in recent months. The UK Government remains concerned about ISWA, not only because of the significant impact of the conflict in North East Nigeria and the wider Lake Chad Basin, but also because ISWA is a leading propaganda outlet for Daesh.</p><p>The UK Government is supporting Nigeria to respond to the conflict with extremist groups, including ISWA, in the Lake Chad Basin. We are supporting regional stabilisation efforts and efforts to increase interagency cooperation to tackle terrorism and respond to terrorist attacks. We are also delivering training to increase the Government of Nigeria's ability to tackle terrorist financing. In addition, the UK Government is supporting Nigeria to deliver comprehensive and human rights compliant defection, demobilisation, disengagement and deradicalisation and reintegration (4DR) processes, which provide a genuine pathway for members of Violent Extremist Organisations to defect and reintegrate into their communities.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 15/07/2022 15:28:43 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487882

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Abduction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of kidnappings for ransom that have occurred in Nigeria in the last two years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33754
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>A reliable estimate of the number of kidnaps for ransom in Nigeria in the last two years is hard to calculate, because of the number of agencies involved in kidnap response and recording. However, we are aware that several thousand kidnap for ransom cases are reported each year.</p><p>Through our Security and Defence Partnership, the UK is helping Nigeria build its capacity to respond to kidnaps. We are providing mentoring and capacity-building support to Nigerian Police Force units to improve their anti-kidnap capacity, to help reduce harm to victims, and to hold those responsible to account.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 15:28:35 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487883

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Fulani
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of people who have been killed in clashes between farmers and nomadic Fulani herders and militants in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33755
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government draws on a range of sources of information to deepen our understanding of conflict in Nigeria. We are aware of attempts by research bodies and international organisations to estimate the number of people killed due to farmer-herder conflicts in Nigeria. While exact figures are hard to verify, it is clear that these conflicts continue to have a devastating impact on those affected and on Nigeria's security as a whole. We continue to encourage the Nigerian Government to take urgent action to protect all those at risk of violence, bring perpetrators to justice, and address the root causes of the violence. Through our programmes in Nigeria, we are supporting dialogue, mediation and sustainable livelihoods to help address the short and long-term drivers of conflict.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 15:38:44 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487884

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Human Trafficking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of cases of human trafficking in Nigeria in the most recent period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33756
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government does not make its own estimate of the prevalence of human trafficking in other countries. Instead we draw on data gathered by national governments, UN agencies and international civil society organisations better placed to gather this information. For example, we know that the International Organisation for Migration (https://www.iom.int/) has helped to repatriate over 21,000 Nigerian trafficking victims, mainly from Libya, since 2017.</p><p>The UK supports the Nigerian Government, through our Security and Defence Partnership, to respond to serious and organised crime and human trafficking.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 16:59:41 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487885

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Poverty
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an estimate of the number of people in Nigeria who live in poverty.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Nigeria has the second highest number of extreme poor people in the world. In 2018/19, approximately 83 million people in Nigeria (around 40 per cent) lived below the national poverty line (https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2022/03/21/afw-deep-structural-reforms-guided-by-evidence-are-urgently-needed-to-lift-millions-of-nigerians-out-of-poverty). The World Bank estimates that the Covid-19 crisis caused five million more Nigerians to fall below the poverty line (https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/infographic/2022/03/21/afw-nigeria-poverty-assessment-2022-a-better-future-for-all-nigerians).</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 14:20:56 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1487886

registered interest
date	11/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Nigeria: Borders
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment her Department has made of the security of borders surrounding Nigeria.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	33758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2022 answer text <p>Violence in Nigeria, which includes terrorism, intercommunal violence and attacks by criminal groups, is having a devastating impact on affected communities, including those living in border regions. We are monitoring the strain that conflict in Nigeria is placing on neighbouring countries, such as Niger, as well as within the country itself.</p><p>We continue to urge and support the Nigerian Government to take action to implement long-term solutions that address the root causes of violence. At our Security and Defence Dialogue in February we committed to support Nigeria as it responds to growing security challenges. The UK is also supporting the International Organisation for Migration's work with the Governments of Niger and Nigeria to improve border management, through our Collaboration against trafficking and smuggling between Nigeria and Niger (CATS) programme. We will continue to work with international partners to monitor the impacts of conflict in Nigeria on neighbouring countries.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 18/07/2022 17:01:58 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

1471683

registered interest
date	20/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Sri Lanka: Economic Situation
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effect of the amount of foreign exchange from UK tourism and migrant workers on the economy of Sri Lanka in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	21169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/06/2022 answer text <p><del class="ministerial">We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. It has been among the top three source markets in the past three years, placed as the second major country of origin for tourists in Sri Lanka in 2019 and 2020, and third in 2021. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.</del></p><p><del class="ministerial">The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.</del></p><p><ins class="ministerial">We are closely monitoring the economic situation in Sri Lanka, including foreign exchange data reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka and Sri Lankan authorities. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tourism was a key export sector for Sri Lanka, making up almost 30% of total export revenues. However, Sri Lanka's tourism receipts declined by almost 80% in 2020 and fell by a further 60% in 2021. The UK is a key contributor to Sri Lanka's tourism sector. Remittances from overseas workers have also been an important contributor to Sri Lanka's economy in the past three years, worth around 8% and 9% of Sri Lanka's total GDP in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Despite initially remaining constant in 2020, remittances fell by over 20% in 2021, down to their lowest levels since 2011.</ins></p><p><ins class="ministerial">The UK recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe on 30 May, and underlined the UK's continued support for the people of Sri Lanka during their current economic difficulties.</ins></p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 28/06/2022 13:49:21 question first ministerially corrected 29/06/2022 08:37:13 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford previous answer version 9471 answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord